This website has always been a place for me to share my writing. It began as a blog: mostly devotional or inspirational content for Christian women. Occasionally I’d sprinkle in a post with a personal update.
In 2018, my writing focus shifted from blogging to creating Bible study curriculum for the women’s ministry at my local church. I wanted to use my skills as a writer and teacher to help women become better students of the Bible. But I didn’t want to just stand up in front of women and tell them what to think about the Bible. I wanted to create curriculum that would help women open up their Bibles and begin to understand a passage for themselves before listening to someone teach on it. I wanted my studies to help women feel more capable of reading and interpreting God’s Word on their own without needing someone to hold their hands. Most importantly, I wanted women to know and love God more through studying scripture.
The first study I wrote was on the book of Jonah. It came out in 2019 and was well-received by the kind and supportive women of my church. I loved working on it and was excited to jump into writing another study…and then another. My studies on Galatians and Amos came out in 2021 and 2023, respectively. At this point, I’m not sure what I’m working on next, but I wanted to make my past studies available for purchase to anyone who might be interested in them.
If you’ve ever done one of Jen Wilkin’s Bible studies, the format is similar: there’s homework to do each week and expositional teaching audio to listen to. If you purchase one of the studies you’ll gain access to a digital-only copy of a workbook on that book of the Bible. The teaching audio can be accessed for free via the GBC Women podcast. This study can be completed with a small group or on your own. The number of weeks in each study varies. Below you’ll find a brief synopsis of each study.
Jonah: God’s Unfathomable Mercy
A 6-week study on the book of Jonah.
The story of Jonah is often presented as a straightforward tale of morality. A prophet runs from God, gets swallowed by a big ole’ fish, repents, and receives mercy. After that, he’s so thankful to God that he obediently brings a message of repentance and mercy to his hated enemies. They repent and everyone lives happily ever after. Reality is much more complicated. The book of Jonah ends with the prophet throwing a massive hissy fit about God’s mercy toward his enemies. God asks Jonah a pointed question about who should receive his mercy and then…nothing. No response from Jonah. The book ends on a cliffhanger.
Throughout this ambiguous book, we’re invited to see ourselves in Jonah’s struggle to understand God’s mercy toward him and his sworn enemies. Jonah reminds us that even when we wander from the truth of the Gospel, God is at work in us, patiently pursuing us through the Holy Spirit as we wrestle with the depths of his mercy. We may encounter storms, hit rock bottom, or pitch an unholy fit because we feel God has let us down somehow. Yet, he comes after us, patiently calling us to turn back and live in the truth of the mercy we have already received in Jesus.
Galatians: One Gospel, One Family in Christ
A 9-week study on the book of Galatians.
The world is full of false gospels trying to pass for the genuine article. Like shady salespeople trying to trick you into buying a fake Gucci purse, false teachers peddle the lie that the path to salvation is paved with good deeds and strict legalism. But falling for a false gospel is a lot worse than getting duped by a fake designer purse. The best way to spot a fake is to spend more time studying the real thing. In his letter to the Galatians, Paul passionately defends the true gospel and teaches us what it looks like to live it out by the power of the Spirit.
Amos: God’s Roar for Justice
A 7-week study on the book of Amos.
We are all born with a longing for justice. Few things make us angrier than the feeling that we’ve been treated unfairly or that someone has gotten away with mistreating us. When faced with something that feels unjust, we wonder: where is God in all this? The book of Amos answers that question. God sees the evil in the world more clearly than even we do. For a time, he mercifully restrains his righteous anger. But, justice will not wait forever.
The book of Amos warns us to be just as God is just or face the consequences. Yet it also points us forward to the hope that those who seek the Lord will enjoy abundant life with him forever, justified by Christ's death on the cross for our sins.
